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A. W. NOAGK, Jr.

BOTTLE LOOK. I No. 420,918. Patented Feb. 4, 189 0.

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BOTTLE-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 420,918, dated February 4:, 1890. Application filed June 28, 1889. Serial Ito-315,887. (No model.)

others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

to the letters of reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specification. v

The object of my invention is to produce a vbottle lock or fastener for a demijohn or liquor-receptacle, so that the contents of the receptacle cannot be extracted by any one who does not possess a key to the lock. I accomplish this object by means of the mechanism hereinafter described, and illustrated in the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2isasectional View through the lock mechanism and the yoke inclosing the bottle. Fig. 3 is'a detail view showing the locking inechan'ism. Fig. 4 is also a detail view. Fig. 5 is a view of the bolt by which the lock-case is secured to the collar.

A is a metal yoke 0r collar constructed to fit the neck of a bottle or demijohn, and adapted to be fastened around'the same below the head or shoulder. Its ends are turned out to form ears I), through which passes a screw-bolt a, by which the collar is secured in place. The bolt a has an enlarged head a, and adjacent thereto an enlargement or rigid collar 0, which is flattened or cut away at one side, as indicated at (Z, andon the opposite side has a projecting tooth c. The opening in one of the ears I), through which the bolt passes, is large enough to receive the collar 0, and at one side has a notch f, cut out to allow the tooth e to pass through. The other ear I) has a screw-threaded opening to receive the screw end of the bolt a, whereby the collar is secured in place. There is a space between the tooth e and the head a -equal to the thickness of the ear I), to permit the bolt to be turned and secured after it is in place, its withdrawal being then prevented by the tooth.

The lock, which fits between the ears I) b of the collar A, is also provided with ears 0 0, through which the bolt a passes to secure it in place.

Connected with the collar A by means of the bolt g is a cup-shaped cap F, which is made to fit over the stopper of the liquor-receptacle upon which it is used, so that the liquor cannot be poured therefrom or the stopper extracted when the cap has been locked in place. the casing of the tumbler-lock B, and has upon it a notch it, into which a dog it in the lock B falls when the bolt is locked in place.

That the face of the lock may always present a vertical plane to the base of a receptacle upon which it is fastened, so that the cap F, connected to the bolt (,will fit over the stopper of the receptacle, a pin it passes through the casing of the lockB and through the collar A and secures them together.

A secure connection between the cap F and A is made by providing the collar A and the lock B with ears I] and C, respectively.

through which the screw (6 passes and is secured.

WVhen the bolt 9 is in place-that is, through the opening in the casing of the lock B, lo-

can be inserted through the casing of the lock B and locked in place by means'of the notch upon the bolt and the dog of the lock herein described. The slot f, through which the lug c of the collar passes, is located'on one of the ears of the collar A on its outside and adjacent to the lock B.

In putting the parts together the bolt a, after being passed through the ears I) and C, must be turned to the position indicated in Fig. 2 to bring the flattened side (1 of the collar 0 toward the opening in the lock-case, so that the bolt 9 may enter said opening. When the bolt g is in place, it prevents the The bolt g passes through bolt from being turned, and so prevents it from being removed to separate the parts,

' which latter can only be effected by first unlocking and removing the bolt g.

To prevent the bolt from being withdrawn after it has been inserted in place, a screw J, whose head extends beyond the periphery of the bolt g and also the opening in the casin g of 1the lock B, is provided at the lower end of b0 1; g.

Surrounding the bolt g, between the lockcasing and the cap-connection I, I locate a spiral spring G.

The operation of my invention is this: When the key is turned in the lock to release the dog I from the notch 70 upon the bolt g, the spiral spring G expands and throws up the bolt g and cap F, which can then be turn ed around so that the liquor can be poured from the receptacle. hen it is desired to lock the cap over the stopper, it is pressed down until the notch 70 upon the bolt g is contiguous to the dog I, which is thrown into connection by the springs i of the tumbler-lock B. A cut-out place on in the collar A will be observed. This is for the purpose of giving the collar greater elasticity and also to provide a place for the ordinary wicker-handle of a dcmijohn.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A bottle-locking device comprising a lock provided with means for securing it to the side of the neck of a bottle below the mouth thereof, a vertical stem passing through the lock and carrying at its upper end a cap or stopper to fit over the mouth of the bottle, said stem adapted to be engaged by the bolt of the lock, and when unlocked to be moved longitudinally, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A bottle-locking device comprising a lock provided with means for securing it to the neck of a bottle, a cap or stopper provided with a stem adapted to be engaged and held by said lock, and a spring between the lock and the cap or stopper to throw the latter away from the mouth of the bottle when the lock is unlocked and the stem released, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a bottle-locking device, the combina tion of a collar A, adapted to be secured to the neck of a bottle, a lock B, connected with said collar, a vertical rod g, adapted to enter the lock-case and to be engaged and held by the lock-bolt, a spring G, to elevate said rod when the lock is unlocked, and a cap secured to the upper end of said rod, which cap when the rod is locked is held over the mouth of the bottle, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of. two witnesses.

AUGUST \V. NOACK, J R. \Vitnesses: JOHN A. RUDD, EDW'ARD F. RIGGS. 

